Tag: hospital

• Going Home, Laundry Day, and Cat Scratches – Thoughts from March 1 and 9, 2024

  

  March 1, 2024 I woke up about 9:00 am and all four of the cats were in bed with me. This was as good a time to get up as any. I looked at my phone and hadn’t heard from Patti. I texted her and told her I was up and to call me when…

  Brian Kirwan

  December 31, 2024

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  2024, AJ and the Queen, Aldi, Audible, autobiography, Beatrix, bleeding profusely, cat scratch, cats, cats in bed, creature of habit, daylight savings day, distractions, Drage Race, games with medications, going home, good story, grocery list, grocery shopping, hospital, laundry day, listening to audiobooks, Luna, making five meals for my work week, morning routine, operation smoke no more, Patti, Patti’s friend, Patti’s Sunday rules, personal lives, picture of cat scratch, prescribed asprin, prescriptions, produce, quiting smoking, quitting day, quitting smoking, retirement, rountine, RuPaul, Sam's Club, Scout, smoke free, Sunday is laundry day, the great American smoke out, thoughts, time math, Vegas, waiting to hear from the doctor, Walmarket, Walmart Market, whatever Patti says day, Willow

• My Dad Doesn’t Live Anymore – Thoughts from May, 6, 2003

  

  As of 3:00 pm on Tuesday, April 29th, 2003, my dad existed in memory only. My mom and I were in his room at Redlands Community Hospital the moment his body functions stopped working. It sounds very clinical to say, “his body functions stopped working” (and it is), but that’s what happened. There were several…

  Brian Kirwan

  April 27, 2023

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  2003, arcade in my head, ashes, ashes in the ocean, buying my parents' house, cry on cue, crying, dad, dad passed, deaf, death, die, go to a doctor, hearing loss, hospital, junk, left ear, mom, packrat, Patti, Porge, romantic, static, tears, thoughts, yard sale

• Dad in the Hospital – Thoughts from April 16, 2003

  

  I have no real idea how to start this Thoughts paper. Many things are going on right now in and out of my life. We were robbed last month and are trying to buy our first home. My dad went into the hospital last Friday (4/11/03). He is not doing well. We have moved most…

  Brian Kirwan

  April 25, 2023

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  2003, aunts, bare-bones living, crying, dad, egg-decorating contest, first home, hospital, humor, JESD, jobs, KFC, kidneys, mom, money, neighbors, Patti, robbed, She's not Laurie, Sister, stupid neighbors, temporary house, thoughts, uncle, work